storybook-hmr

Development

Apply or revert the local Storybook HMR patch that auto-rebuilds the UI package when source files change. Use when starting Storybook work, component modernization, or when the user mentions Storybook HMR or hot reload not working for UI components.

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Storybook HMR Patch

Apply a local patch to storybook/vite.config.js that adds a file watcher for packages/ui/src/lib/. When any UI component source file changes, the watcher automatically runs pnpm --filter @podman-desktop/ui-svelte build to rebuild packages/ui/dist/, invalidates Vite's module cache, and triggers a full reload. Without this patch, editing UI component source files has no effect in Storybook because the imports resolve through the package exports map to dist/.

This patch is intentionally kept local and must never be committed or pushed. The upstream project has declined to merge it.

Patch location

Bundled with this skill:

.agents/skills/storybook-hmr/patches/storybook-hmr.patch

Apply the patch

/usr/bin/git apply .agents/skills/storybook-hmr/patches/storybook-hmr.patch

If the upstream file has changed and the patch no longer applies cleanly, use 3-way merge:

/usr/bin/git apply --3way .agents/skills/storybook-hmr/patches/storybook-hmr.patch

After applying, restart Storybook (pnpm --filter storybook dev).

Revert the patch

/usr/bin/git checkout -- storybook/vite.config.js

Before committing

Always revert the patch before committing or creating a PR. The patch should never appear in git history.

If the patch fails to apply

The upstream storybook/vite.config.js has changed too much. Regenerate the patch:

Read the current upstream storybook/vite.config.js
Apply the same changes manually: replace the colorRegistryWatcher function with a generic createFileWatcher factory and add the uiPackageWatcher call
Generate a new patch: /usr/bin/git diff --no-color -- storybook/vite.config.js > .agents/skills/storybook-hmr/patches/storybook-hmr.patch

The key changes the patch makes:

Extracts a createFileWatcher({ name, paths, ignored, command, invalidatePattern }) factory from the existing colorRegistryWatcher
Adds a second watcher for packages/ui/src/lib that runs pnpm --filter @podman-desktop/ui-svelte build on change
Invalidates Vite's module graph for packages/ui/dist entries before triggering reload

Important

Use /usr/bin/git (absolute path) for patch operations to bypass RTK proxy which mangles diff output
The patch does not touch package.json or lockfiles